headstrong; self-indulgent;self-willed; wayward; wilful ❍ 近来仗着祖母溺爱，父母亦不能十分严紧拘管，更觉放纵驰荡，～，最不喜务正。(《红楼梦》222) Of late he had been so indulged by his grandmother that his parents were unable to control him strictly and he had now become so reckless and headstrong that he was losing patience with all conventions.